Destruct (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

• Destroy

Hypernyms

• Unmake

Hyponyms

• Root Out
• Wipe Out
• Dilapidate
• Demyelinate
• Fracture
• Dismantle
• Pulverise
• Tear Down
• Kill
• Destruct
• Break Apart
• Break Up
• End
• Take Down
• Rase
• Get Rid Of
• Interdict
• Extinguish
• Demolish
• Self-destruct
• Disassemble
• Take Apart
• Uproot
• Level
• Pull Down
• Extirpate
• Do Away With
• Exterminate

Meaning ²

Destroy (one's own missile or rocket); "The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Hypernyms

• Destruct